These articles describe
a Few Projects
that reflect a bit of our
Experience and Expertise...

...and a Little Fun!



 







       (Click on a title for a short article and pictures!)


When Hiring Wise Marine (or any Boat Yard), Please Read This...

This is an article titled "Contracting with A Boatyard", from Sail Magazine (10/2000) by Michael Heine.

Product Display and Reception Desk

Interior Decorator, Lisa Renee Roberts, asked us to help with a custom piece for For Every Young, a spa at the Manchester Athletic Club.

Whadoo you MAKO dis?! Don't be so Stern!

Dis is a Classic Mako 21, built in 1976...You can get 'em cheap, then Fix 'Em Up! This guy's done great!

Fall 2007 Ethanol Update from BoatUS

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Not Just Bluster. This is how you do it!

She saw a photo in an obscure British Home Furnishing magazine....

Meade Gougeon and Dick Newick Visit Wise Marine

These two men represent enormous creativity in the 21st Century. I am proud they visited us to chat about projects and products.

Gougeon 32 Catamaran

Talk about Cool! If your into multihulls, and if your into building boats, this is as about as cool as it gets...This is Jan Gougeon's own G-32, the first one out of the molds. It lives in the Essex Marshes now, and zips around inside and outside the barrier islands Beautifully. Check out a couple of pics...

Historic New England

The value of membership to this fine organization can not be overemphasized if you have an interest in Older Homes in New England...

Summer Boat Storage In Essex, MA

Keep Your Boat On Your Trailer in Essex!
Launch from Any Terriffic Ramp on the North Shore!
Save Money on Slip Rental and Add Variety To where You Go Boating on the North Shore!

Successful Winter Storage!

Put your boat away well, and you will help keep it Running and Looking Tip-Top! Here are a few Simple, Easy, Quick, Free, Painless, Uncomplicated, Straightforward, Effortless, Obvious, (you get the idea!) Tips!

With Appologies to Jamie Hayon...

Dateline Barcelona, Spain: Modular is great, but it has to fit the space...

Come Here, Vermeer!

Think if you can bring to mind his "Milkmaid" (1658-1650). Check out the lower right corner of that painting...then check out this Kitchen (2003-2004)...

We slid into Home...Safe!!

Just as the runner beats out the pass, these Homeowners slid right into home plate on this Hit and Scored the Winning Run!

Trash it!

Some ideas are meant for throwing out...And this is one of them!

That Darn Soap Scum!

Geees! Just when you think you nailed the job - Beautiful Tiles, Beautiful fixtures, Beautiful Rubber Frog - someone comes along and messes everything up!

I scream.. "FLOAT!"

Some times dessert has a different meaning for different people...

Old Boat Joinery 1

Galley and Helm on a Custom 50' sailboat.

33 Foot Sport Cruiser

Rugged, Able, Beautiful...

10 Meter Navy Utility Boat

This is really a Guy Thing! This Mil-Spec Navy Launch is New, and the owner wanted Wise Marine to commission it for him. Check this out for some photos and videos of the Maiden Voyage, August 13th, 2005...

Bring a Hull, Get a Boat!

The Hampton Beach Fire Department brought us a hull, and we gave them a Boat!

bonjourbateau!

Welcome to bonjourbateau where adventure becomes a part of our everyday lives...

IC Conversion...or How to Chop a J24!

A What? That's what we said when Harry wanted to chop his J-24 in lowrider tradition. He is doing everything, including a Mushy Sump Repair and rebedding the fordeck.

Hobie 33 Conversion...(it must be catching)

Pierre Jean has been working out the concept for this conversion. Check out his idea to make a fast boat REALLY fast!

Wouldn't you Knowa, it took a Proa..

and we have our invitation to Prince William Sound with this project...

Local Ramps for Launching from Trailers or from Car Tops

From Wise Marine you have access to lots of Public Launching Ramps all around Cape Ann. Check these out...

This Old House

We were honored to work on This Old House's Manchester Project.

Cape Ann Habitat For Humanity: The Ipswich Project

We Just Got Into The Habit-at! And enjoyed working with these families and the Cape Ann Habitat for Humanity crews on the project in Ipswich...

Columns and Tables and Banquettes, Oh My!

A little look at an interesting corner in the Kitchen...

Come out of the Closet!

When you want to work, come out of the closet, when you don't...

Not Another Hutch! That's Too Much!

This simple hutch was built half-in and half-out of a closet in a condo...

Oh! For the Love of a Fussy Customer and an Old House!

The truth is...we don't live in the town with the most First Period Homes in the United States by accident!

Old House Joinery 1: Third Floor Remodel

Some photos of a few clever details in an older house.

Old House Joinery 2: An Artist's Ideas.

Early 19th Century Farmhouse, with very modern artist...

Sedgwick Garden Library at Long Hill, Beverly, MA.

Can we copy some Turn-of-the-Century Architectural Joinery Details in a North Shore Great Estate? You Bet! Take a look at a couple of photos of these library bookcases…

That is One, Cool, Doorstop!

After the complete bathroom gut, a doorstop can make a difference...

This Kitchen is Cherry!

In more ways than one...

This Is A Step Up!

What a lot of Rot! Get rid of it...

Go Board! Go Table!

A client wanted a way to make his mother's Japanese Go board a bit more useful as a bedside table...

Hovercraft

Sometimes you just have to venture into new territory...

My WODs

Done at the shop.

 
 

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